Thursday, 6 December 2012

We’re excited to share the launch of OceanSpaces.org, an online community that
fosters new knowledge of ocean health. The platform brings together everyone
with a stake in the health of California’s ocean – scientists, fishermen,
policymakers and citizens – offering new opportunities for individuals to
communicate, create and share information. A shared body of scientific
knowledge enables us to make informed decisions and becomes the basis for
participation in ocean resource management and stewardship.OceanSpaces
is launching as the hub of scientific monitoring data, analyses and results from
California’s network of marine protected areas. From ecological assessments to
socioeconomic analyses of human uses, OceanSpaces provides free, easy access to
relevant scientific information on the conditions in and around the state’s
MPAs.

The information collected provides the most comprehensive study of
the state's ocean ever undertaken, and will inform not only adaptive management
of MPAs, but also fisheries management, water quality monitoring, climate change
adaptation and other ocean policy.

OceanSpaces is managed
by the MPA Monitoring Enterprise, a program of California Ocean Science Trust,
which works at the boundary of science and management to provide impartial,
rigorous and cost-effective information about California’s ocean health and the
performance of the statewide network of marine protected
areas.

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